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Historic
'Flanker' arrives at major US museum
One of the former Ukrainian Air Force jets is destined for a new home at the Ohio attraction
Jetstream revamp progresses at Sywell
Sywell Aviation Museum’s Handley Page Jetstream 200 G-RAVL has recently passed a couple of milestones since its arrival at the Northamptonshire aerodrome in 2021
Scampton officers’ mess granted protection
The historic officers' mess building at the former RAF Scampton has been given protected status
Remembering Sir Tim Wallis – 1938-2023
Warbirds Over Wanaka and Alpine Fighter Collection founder Sir Tim Wallis passed away on October 17, aged 85
USAF humanitarian role inspires award-winning exhibit
Dayton, Ohio’s National Museum of the USAF has received the 2023 Air Force Heritage Award for its exhibit, A Force for Good: Department of the Air Force Humanitarian Missions
Military
Where all the F-22 Raptors are based and why
From a lofty original ambition of fielding 750 F-22s, regular USAF budget reductions saw a total force of fewer than 200. In a recent Key Publishing special magazine on the F-22 Raptor, Jon Lake looks at where and why they are based.
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 176
Welcome to the 176th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Boeing eliminated from USAF's 'Doomsday Plane' replacement competition
Boeing has announced that the USAF has eliminated it from the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) competition – an $8bn programme that aims to procure a successor for the air arm’s fleet of E-4B Nightwatch (or so-called ‘Doomsday Plane’) advanced airborne command post aircraft
Commercial
Russia steps back from widebody airliner joint venture
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has revealed it has ended its involvement in the CRAIC CR929 widebody aircraft it was jointly developing with China
NATS issues cause widespread flight disruption
The air traffic provider for the whole of the UK, NATS, suffered a mass outage on Monday, August 28, causing mass cancellations at airports globally.
Quiz: How well do you know your airline ATC callsigns?
This week's Commercial Aviation quiz will test your knowledge of airline identifiers. Both IATA code and ATC callsigns are included so make sure to let us know what score you get!
SriLankan Airlines' CEO on difficult recovery and future plans
SriLankan Airlines thought it was recovering after the pandemic. Then the country’s economy imploded and jet fuel ran out. Alan Dron spoke with the airline’s CEO to assess the operator’s future
Qantas reveals A380 retirement plan amid new widebody airliner order
Australian flag carrier Qantas has today announced the final piece of its jet fleet renewal programme with the firm order for 24 widebody aircraft.
Flight Simulation
FSReborn Unveils the FSR500
Aircraft developer FSReborn has released the FSR500 turboprop for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Orbx releases Idaho's Not So Deadly 3 for MSFS
From the developer that introduced the Deadly 3 scenery, Milo Taylor has now released the ‘Not So Deadly 3’, a set of Backcountry airstrips in Idaho.
Philippines tropical adventure for MSFS relased
Cli4D Designs has announced Philippines Tropical Adventure Vol.1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
